Which to use
“ray” and “rig” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,886
- “ray” frequency rank
- #48,766
- “rig” frequency rank
- 53652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ray | rig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Culture sur brûlis en Asie. | Ensemble des équipements ajoutés sur une caméra (cage, tige, moteur de point...). |
Where the eye mixes ray and rig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. ray (\ʁɛ\) and rig (\ʁiɡ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ray is recorded at frequency rank #4,886, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ\. rig is at rank #48,766, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁiɡ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 53652, this pair ranks #139,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ray vs rig
Shared letters: r. Private to "ray": ay. Private to "rig": gi.
"ray" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "rig" · 3 letters · shape CVC